Article Archive
February 2022
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
- Kentucky Distillery Launches its 1st Bourbon — and it’s Very Exclusive
- Liquor Stores Halt Sales of Russian Spirits in Support of Ukraine
- Horse Soldier Bourbon Drapes Race Car in its Logo as it Enters New Partnership
- Evan Williams Looks Ahead to Kentucky Derby Festival With Limited-Edition Bourbon Bottle Dipped in Gold Wax
- Irish Distillery Debuts Single Malt Aged in Rare Japanese Casks Made From ‘Most Sought-After Oak in the Whiskey World’
- Invasion Of Ukraine Plunges More Than $30 Million Dollars of Whiskey Exports Into Risk
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
- Tobermory Launches 24-Year-Old Single Malt, the 1st Release Under World’s Youngest Distillery Manager
- Bushmills Irish Whiskey Unveils New Bottle, Label
- Michelin-Style Guide to Rate the World’s Best Bars Launches
- Official Whiskey of ‘The Walking Dead’ Releases New Bottle to Celebrate the Show’s Final Season
- As Warmer Weather Nears, Blue Moon Debuts LightSky Tropical Wheat Low-Calorie Beer, Launches Sweepstakes for ‘TropiCooler’ Minifridge
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
- Enrollment Opens For Spirits Diversity Initiative
- Desperate for Publicity? Tequila 512 Goes After Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila Brand Over Trademark Infringement
- Music and Whiskey Collide: This Distillery Just Got its Own Country Song
- Old Forester Launches Limited-Edition ‘Extra Old’ Bourbon
- Richard Hennessy Cognac Gets New Decanter Designed by Renowned Architect
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
- How a Former Finance Worker Transitioned From Wall Street to Whiskey Making
- The Wait is Over: Hard Mountain Dew is Now on Shelves in These 3 States, and Twitter Can’t Get Enough
- Award-Winning Texas Whiskey Distillery Launches Campaign Starring Actor Scoot McNairy
- Most Expensive Debut Whiskey of All Time Continues Run of Accolades With Best Single Malt Award
- Forget NFTs and Crypto: This Company Will Help You Invest Directly in Bourbon Barrels
- Tom Holland Bartended Undercover To Prep For ‘Uncharted’ Filming
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
- 3 Brothers Making History, Breaking Glass Ceilings as Kentucky’s 1st Black-Owned Bourbon Distillery
- Freeland Spirits Unveils Campaign For Women’s History Month
- Failed 5-Year Legal Battle Won’t Stop ‘Peaky Blinders’ From Creating its Own Whiskey
- 5 Things Every Bourbon Lover Needs To Know Before Heading To Kentucky
- Tom Holland Secretly Picked Up Shifts As a Bartender to Prepare for ‘Uncharted’ Role — Until the Bar Kicked Him Out
- With St. Patricks Day on the Horizon, Teeling Announces New Irish Whiskey Exclusives
- Industry Powerhouse Shaylyn Gammon Excited for New Challenge as Blue Run Spirits Whiskey Director
- Distributor Slapped With Fine After Dumping Enough Booze to Turn Local Stream Alcoholic
FEBRUARY 19, 2022
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
- Country Music Star Thomas Rhett Announces Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tequila
- Hennessy Launches Digital Experience, Featuring Virtual Bar With NBA-Themed Cocktails, for All-Star Weekend
- Computerized ‘E-Nose’ Successfully Identifies Brand of Whisky at 95% Rate in Study
- ‘We are the Underdogs’: How a Team of ‘Misfits’ Built the Spirits Company That’s Sponsoring the Professional Fighters League
- Spirits Lap Wine As US Shipping Report Shows Incredible Growth in 2021
- Maker’s Mark Becomes Official Bourbon Partner of Party Horses NFT Collection
- Indiana’s Goliath Whiskey Producer Crosses River Into Bourbon Heartland, Breaks Ground on $12 Million Facility in Kentucky
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
- Kentucky State Rep. Files Bill to ‘Remove the Barriers That the Bourbon Industry Faces’, Augment Tourism
- ‘Help Us Rewrite the Future’: The Blockchain’s 1st Premier Whiskey Club Launches With Distillery Plans On Horizon
- Major Spirits Company Executives Ordered to Vacate This City Due to COVID-19
- Monster Energy Reportedly ‘Progressing’ in Talks to Merge With Major Alcohol Brand
- Think You Have What it Takes to Make Whiskey? Blend-Your-Own-Bourbon Experience Opens in Kentucky
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
- Scotch Whisky Association Wins 9-Year Legal Battle as German Distillery is Ordered to Remove Word ‘Glen’ From Whisky Name
- 4 Months After Reportedly Being Advised to Quit Drinking, Queen Elizabeth Launches Sparkling Wine
- Crown Royal Taps Erin Andrews to Gift Brand’s Latest Whiskey to 56 of the ‘Most Influential Women in Sports’
- 1 Dead, 8 Hospitalized After Drinking Champagne Spiked With Ecstasy at Bar
- Hole in 1 at Phoenix Open Ends in ‘Rain Delay’ After Fans Cover Green With Bottles and Cans
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
- After Triumphant Debut, Cardi B’s Boozy Whipped Cream Finally Hits Shelves — But Only in These 4 States
- ‘They Made me Drink Until I Was Blackout Drunk’: Woman Recounts 1st Day of Work at Activision Blizzard Starting With Fireball Shots
- ‘A Rising Star in the Spirits World’: Blue Run Spirits Taps Wild Turkey Alum for Whiskey Director Job
- Company Behind Award-Winning ‘Molecular Spirits’ Secures $60M Investment, Bringing Total Funding to $95M
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
- Go Quick (If You Have $125,000 Lying Around): Fewer Than 300 Bottles of World’s Oldest Single Malt Scotch are for Sale
- Distillery Opens Mountain Whiskey Bar Accessible Only By Skis
- Mitch McConnell Laughs Off Derogatory ‘Old Crow’ Nickname Bestowed Upon Him By Donald Trump: ‘It’s My Favorite Bourbon’
- What Is MGP Ingredients? Diving Into the History of the Indiana Whiskey Goliath
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
- Beer and Bourbon Unite as One of Kentucky’s Largest Distillers and Michigan’s Biggest Brewers Join Forces on New Whiskey
- Bourbon and Basketball to Go Late Into the Night As 7 Hotels Approved To Serve Until 4 AM During NBA All-Star Weekend
- ‘#SaveRestaurants’: Scottish Distillery Teases Super Bowl Ad That Shines Light on Hospitality Industry’s Struggle
- When Too Much Good Whiskey is Too Much: The Science of Hangovers and How Some Experts Suggest Curing One
- Man Dies After Drinking Entire Bottle of Acid He Mistook For Booze
- With a Former Politician and a Nike Designer on Board, Blue Run Spirits is Attacking the Booze Game in its Own Way
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
- Black-Owned Whiskey, Rum Brands Team Up for a Special Release in Celebration of Black History Month
- 30-Year Moonshine Operation Busted After Bootleggers Brag to Undercover Agent of Recipe Passed Down From ex-NASCAR Driver
- This Brewery is Selling Blue Beer Made With Algae
- Rock Band Beartooth Just Launched a Rye Whiskey, and it’s Already Sold Out
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
- UK Drinks Industry Calls for Permanent Tax Cuts After Publishing Study Suggesting it Could Save $6.2 Billion
- Celebrity Tattoo Artist Teams Up With Fireball To Help You Cover Up That Tattoo You Regret
- Smirnoff, Ex-NFL Player Vernon Davis Announce Watch Party for Alaskan Football Fans Who Don’t Have Access to Super Bowl
- Latest Addition to Angel’s Envy’s Cellar Collection is a Rye Finished in Ice Cider Casks
- Southwest Flight Attendants Union Slams Airline for ‘Unsafe and Irresponsible’ Decision to Resume Selling Booze on Flights
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
- Award-Winning ‘The Irishman’ Irish Whiskey Line Gets $570,000 Rebrand
- ‘We Only Have 2 Precious Bottles Left That We’ve Been Saving for St. Patrick’s Day’: Bars Have Been Running Dangerously Low on Jameson for Months
- Slide in Those DMs: Landing a First Date on Valentine’s Day Could Earn You Big Money Courtesy of Truly
- Kentucky Distillery Taps Irish Whiskey Blender to Launch Special St. Patrick’s Day Bourbon
- 5-Year Investigation Concludes With 19 Arrests of Smugglers Who Submerged Drugs in Wine
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
- Famed Distillery Celebrates 175th Anniversary With Limited Release of 24-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
- ‘A Night in Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have a Wild Night Out’: Miller Lite Unveils Virtual Super Bowl Bar Experience Featuring Cash Prizes
- Spirits Giant Donates $100K to Help Nation Ravaged by Volcanic Eruption, Tsunami
- LeBron James Dons All of his Championship Rings While Unveiling New Bottle Design For His Tequila Brand
- UFC President Dana White’s Whiskey Brand to Sponsor NASCAR Driver
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
- Heaven Hill Adds More Than Whiskey to Portfolio With Major Acquisition
- Only 139 Bottles of This 50 Year Old Scotch Were Made, and You Can Enter for a Chance to Buy One — for $30K
- Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Tequila Brand Gets Investment From Mast-Jägermeister
- 2 Years After US Launch, Four Roses Small Batch Select Makes Way Overseas
- WATCH: Guy Fieri Declares Bud Light Seltzer Hard Soda Line ‘The Loudest Flavors Ever’ in Super Bowl Ad
- Star of TLC’s ‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Admits to Drinking an Outrageous 8 Bottles of Liquor a Week While Filming
- Man Arrested for Stealing More Than $450,000 Worth of Whisky Says He Was Paid Just $135 for the Theft